Collar-holder



C. SILVERMAN.

COLLAR HOLDER. APPLICATION mgr) APR-15.1921.

Patented June 21, 1921.

.2/ 2/ m T T m E L inc n; Q. fli d 0% CHARLES SILVERMAN, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

COLLAR-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 21, 1921.

Application filed April 15, 1921. Serial No. 461,472.

I '0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES SILVERMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of. Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar-Holders, of which the following 1s a specification.

My invention relates to garment clasps or collar holders of the flexible or jointed type.

In this type of clasp the advantages inherent in a jointed structure have been counterbalanced by added difficulty in manually manipulating and controlling the engagement of the unattached section with the fabric after one section has already been attached to the garment. An object of this invention is to overcome this disadvantage. Further objects are to house the jointed ends and insure a firm grip in an inexpensive structure.

WVith the above enumerated ends in view my invention consists in such parts and in such combinations of parts as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, a collar holder wherein,

Figures 1 and 2 are a front elevation and a plan view respectively,

Fig. 3, a section of the housing on line 33 of Fig. 1, showing the clamping members in side elevation,

Fig. 4, a side elevation of the holder in folded position, and

Fig. 5, a perspective view of the housing detached.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the views.

In detail my collar holder consists of a housing member comprising a front 8 and parallel side walls 9. The former has end cavities 10, and the walls have near each end holes 11 fast in which are transversely disposed pins or pivot members 12. Pivotally mounted in each end of the housing is a clamping member comprising a rear clamping finger 14 provided in this instance with a forwardly directed rearwardly inclined intermediate portion 15. Upon the inner end of the finger is a loop 17 loosely inclosing one of the pivot members 12. Continuous with this loop is an open inclined loop 19 upon the inner end of a front clamping finger 21. The latter clamping member is disposed at an angle to the finger 14 and its outer portion engages the inclined portion 15 of the first finger. Each loop 17 extends within the housing; and, when the device is in open position, each loop 19 registers in one of the cavities 10 and bears against one end of the housing front 8. The latter, therefore, acts as a stop against the excessive forward travel of the clamping member. The open ends and rear of the housing permits free and unlimited rearward movement of the clamping members. Fig. 4 shows the parts in extreme rear or folded position. Each clamping member is formed from a single piece of material possessing such a degree of resiliency as to permit the insertion of fabric between the pairs of fingers l4 and 21.

In applying my holder, after the fingers of one clamping member have been engaged with one collar corner, the insertion of the second collar end is facilitated by pressing the thumb against the opposite finger 14: which thus forces the adjacent loop 19 against the housing and thus holds the entire clamping member comparatively rigid during the insertion of the second collar corner.

I claim 1. In a collar holder, a housing, pivot members in the housing, and clamping members comprising rear fingers supported on the pivot members, and front fingers carried by the rear fingers and engageable with the housing. I

2. In a collar holder, a housing, pivot members in the housing, and clamping members comprising rear fingers, terminal loops on the fingers engaging the pivot members, front fingers carried by the rear fingers, and loops on the front fingers engageable with the housing.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

CHARLES SILVERMAN. 

